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Navy not assessing long-term risks for brain injury among pilots, Congress finds
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (360+ words) Published Sep 9, 2026 3:34 PM EDT The Navy doesn’t have a handle on how aviation jobs increase risks of brain injuries or head trauma. Because of the knowledge gap, the service cannot protect or treat aviators dealing with these issues, a new…...
Guardsman faces felony charges for pulling gun after grooming standards argument
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (526+ words) Published Sep 8, 2026 12:51 PM EDT A Georgia National Guardsman assigned to the Washington, D.C. mission is facing felony charges after multiple witnesses said he drew his weapon and aimed it at another guardsman. Multiple guardsmen told police that it escalated over an…...
What the Iran war is teaching the US about air superiority
6+ day, 51+ min ago (620+ words) Published Sep 8, 2026 9:26 AM EDT How is this possible? The U.S. and Israel destroyed much of Iran’s conventional air force and high-end missile defenses in the year leading up to the war and in its opening days. And if this is what…...
Acting Navy secretary orders Marines to bring a family home after military spouse's plea
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (247+ words) Published Aug 30, 2026 4:01 PM EDT The acting Secretary of the Navy ordered the Marine Corps to help a military spouse get her and her family back to the United States, after she took to social media to express concern that she…...
Marines board, sink alleged drug ship off Ecuador
2+ week, 2+ day ago (188+ words) Published Aug 29, 2026 7:18 AM EDT U.S. forces boarded and then later sank an alleged “floating refueling station” on Friday, U.S. Southern Command said. The raid is the latest incident of direct U.S. military action in and around Ecuador in the…...
Trump signs order to create a Space Force service academy
2+ week, 2+ day ago (380+ words) Published Aug 28, 2026 4:33 PM EDT Space Force, the military’s newest branch, is getting its own service academy, President Donald Trump announced. On Friday, Trump signed an executive order to create the new military academy and shared the decision while speaking at…...
Marines are now allowed to wear class rings in uniform
2+ week, 2+ day ago (108+ words) Published Aug 28, 2026 2:06 PM EDT Marines can now wear their college or academy class rings with their uniforms, the service announced today. The new uniform regulation change is “effective immediately.” The single uniform adjustment, announced in a Marine administrative notice released…...
Ecuador official says U.S. Special Forces are operating inside country
2+ week, 5+ day ago (692+ words) Published Aug 25, 2026 10:40 AM EDT American Special Forces are conducting joint operations with local troops against drug cartels, and more U.S. military assets are incoming, Ecuadorian officials said last week. The announcements come nearly six months after the U.S. and Ecuador carried out…...
National Guard ends eight-month deployment to New Orleans
2+ week, 6+ day ago (395+ words) Published Aug 24, 2026 4:19 PM EDT An eight-month deployment of over 100 National Guard troops to New Orleans ended Monday, officials said, as troops wrapped up final patrols around the city’s popular French Quarter and other tourist-heavy areas. The federally funded but state-managed…...
More than 750 US troops wounded in Iran war, nearly half since July
3+ week, 1+ day ago (184+ words) Published Aug 22, 2026 3:39 PM EDT The number of U.S. troops wounded in the Iran war passed 750 this week, as the Department of Defense updated its casualty report. Nearly half of those were service members wounded since fighting restarted last month. The Pentagon…...